Inkatha

In ka tha |inˈkätə ɪnˈkɑdə |(in full Inkatha Freedom Party ) (abbr.: IFP ) a mainly Zulu political party and organization in South Africa, founded in 1928 and revived in 1975 by Chief Buthelezi. It has a professed aim of racial equality and universal franchise in South Africa, but progress toward political reform was obstructed by violent clashes between Inkatha factions and members of the rival ANC. ORIGIN from Zulu inkhata ‘crown of woven grass, ’ a tribal emblem symbolizing the force unifying the Zulu nation.

Inkatha

Inkatha |ɪnˈkɑːtə |(in full Inkatha Freedom Party ) a mainly Zulu political party and organization in South Africa, founded in 1928 and revived in 1975 by Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It was active in the struggle for racial equality and universal franchise during the apartheid years, although in this it clashed with members of the rival ANC. ORIGIN from Zulu inkatha ‘crown of woven grass ’, a tribal emblem symbolizing the force unifying the Zulu nation.